A study of drug-drug interactions in cancer patients of a south Indian tertiary care teaching hospital | Zendy

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A study of drug-drug interactions in cancer patients of a south Indian tertiary care teaching hospital

Author(s) -

G Kannan,

Anitha Roy,

Vanitha Rani,

P Thennarasu,

J Alosh,

J Vasantha,

J. Martin,

MRC Uma

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of postgraduate medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 0972-2823

pISSN - 0022-3859

DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.85207

Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , drug , cancer , teaching hospital , tertiary level , family medicine , pharmacology , mathematics education , mathematics

Drug interactions in oncology are of particular importance owing to the narrow therapeutic index and the inherent toxicity of anticancer agents. Interactions with other medications can cause small change in pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of chemotherapeutic agents that could significantly alter their safety and efficacy.

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